:: Project Life 01.31.13 | {grow} ::

Mother Nature seemed a little indecisive over the last two weeks. Last week it was so cold that the kids tried freezing their breaths on the car windows. Then it got so warm that we thought Spring had arrived. Today, we are back to frigid winter again. No wonder these little flowers had no idea what season it is...

:: Project Life 01.30.13 | {innocent} ::

Nothing says innocence like a pair of 4-year-old pigtails...maybe flying 4-year-old pigtails???

:: Project Life 01.29.13 | {red} ::

:: Project Life 01.28.13 | {inside} ::

What to do on a cold, rainy day...

:: Project Life 01.27.13 | {outside} ::

I am intrigued by this little old building nestled between two large thoroughfares in Rock Creek Park. Would be a great location for Spring photo session...

:: Project Life 01.26.13 | {guest} ::

A snowy afternoon at grandpa's house...

:: Project Life 01.25.13 | {real} ::

Till this day, I still remember drilling Louis Sullivan's "Form Follows Function" into the heads of my college junior architecture school students. The conviction and force of Master Louie's famous words still send chills up and down my spine. Real genius.

:: Project Life 01.24.13 | {faux} ::

The real scenery is pretty terrific, but a little enhancement never hurt anybody :-)

:: Project Life 01.23.13 | {transparent} ::

Beached jellyfish...

:: Project Life 01.22.13 | {make me smile} ::

:: Project Life 01.21.13 | {dream} ::

Little boy, when you speak
I can’t help but kiss your cheeks
I love the way you grab my hands
And tell me all about your plans 

Rocket high, comets fly
You and I could take a ride
And fly away to Neverland
And give our best to Peter Pan 

When you reach for the stars
Don’t forget who you are
And please don’t turn around and grow up way too fast
See the sand in my grasp
From the first to the last
Every grain becomes a memory of the past
Oh, life’s an hourglass
Life’s an hourglass 

Partial lyrics from "Hourglass" by Mindy Gledhill

:: Project Life 01.20.13 | {currently reading} ::

Fifty-five degrees of sunshiny goodness in the middle of January...couldn't get any better than this...

:: Project Life 01.19.13 | {style} ::

As my best friend would say with disdain: "Uggs are so last decade!" Well, unbeknownst to me, Santa brought the girls some bright fuchsia Uggs (with bright fuchsia satin bows) for Christmas. Needless to say, they are in love with them...who cares what Uncle M might say about this...

:: Project Life 01.18.13 | {news} ::

With all the inaugural news buzz around town, I thought I'd give you a little self-promoting news after our yearly wellness checkups at the peds. I'm happy to report, there was not one tear...some whimpers, but no tears. Four shots, three blood draws, three pee-in-the-cup, three hearing tests, three vision tests later...all three children haven been declared healthy and apparently quite TALL.

:: Project Life 01.17.13 | {this is so me}

A glimpse into my *orange* & white workspace. The very color-simpatico "Green Eggs and Ham" landed on my desk last night because someone has a book report to do.

:: Project Life 01.16.13 | {sign of winter} ::

Winter is baaack! Dark grey sky with a side of cold, spitty rain, as if mocking us for the Spring-like weather from last week. Regardless, here's a shot of a more agreeable winter day.

:: Project Life 01.15.13 | {confusing} ::

It's just wrong when the instructions for installing an accessory is more confusing then the computer itself. But I do like the fact that it is nicely illustrated on vellum paper...

:: Project Life 01.14.13 | {temptation} ::

Nothing is more tempting to a 4 y.o. boy than a big, giant pile of mud and sod...

:: Project Life 01.13.13 | {forgotten} ::

This post is not so much about forgetting, but remembering -- remembering to take a deep breath once in a while & remembering what makes you happy & content. There is a beautiful little country store at the foot of the mountain where B & I were married. We take the children there every Fall to pick our perfect pumpkins -- pumpkins from all over the world that have been hand-picked, thoroughly bathed & meticulously displayed by the owner of the shop. Maybe I'll open a shop like this one day.

:: Project Life 01.12.13 | {mini} ::

My {mini} Cooper...a whole lot of personality wrapped up in a little package.

:: Project Life 01.11.13 | {signature} ::

Signature obsession = orange.

:: Project Life 01.10.13 | {game} ::

My kids' favorite board game. Have you already guessed what it is?

*Taken with the Ōlloclip macro lens for iPhone.*

:: Project Life 01.09.13 | {in a drawer} ::

For today's photo-a-day, I tried to do something different. Instead of taking a pic of what is inside a drawer, I took a pic from inside a drawer, looking out at the world. This is the hat/glove/scarf drawer next to the mud-room area of our front door. O's rainbow riding gloves are in the foreground.

:: Project Life 01.08.13 | {front door} ::

I had the perfect door in mind for today's Project Life 365 photo, but I couldn't make it there in time. So, I cheated a bit and dug up an image from our family trip to NYC last summer. This image was taken from the very yellow main floor lobby escalator, looking down towards the front door of the Hudson Hotel. I remember I almost dropped my camera because O caught me off guard with this rapture pose -- she was so excited about what was awaiting her beyond those front doors.

:: Project Life 01.07.13 | {simplicity}

Simplicity + complexity = elegance.

:: Project Life 01.06.13 | {still life}

Adaptive reuse...

:: Project Life 01.05.13 | {view} ::

Six 4-8 year-old girls at the American Girl Bistro. Enough said.

:: Project Life 01.04.13 | {graceful}

I took the kids to the Hirshhorn Museum today for Ai Wei Wei's "According to What?" Fantastic, thoughful, moving artwork. Really worth seeing.

We then stumbled upon Barbara Kruger's "Belief+Doubt." The kids saw it as an impromptu stage & decided to perform for the nervous, grouchy security guards. Here're C+C performing as Fred + Ginger:

Project Life 01.03.2012 | {optimistic}

Maybe they're not extinct. Maybe T. Rex will have his day in the sun again.

:: Project Life 01.02.2013 | {me - today} ::

My kids are still on holiday this week, so today I bamboozled them into "helping me" at the car wash while I took a break from editing sessions & fulfilling orders. I really do love a clean car :-)

:: Project Life 01.01.2013 | {Resolution } ::

Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do today. ~ Thomas Jefferson

As we embark on a brand new year, I am reminded by this quote that without action, all of the pretty ideas and goals inside my head will not have a chance to blossom and take flight. So to jump start my push forward one day at a time, I've joined the Project Life 365 photo-a-day challenge.

I wish everyone a healthy, happy, peaceful 2013!!!